Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Grains
  4. Refried beans
  5. Compare
  6. Refried beans vs. Marinara sauce

Refried beans vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are refried beans and marinara sauce different?

  • Refried beans are higher in selenium, phosphorus, iron, fiber, and manganese; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for marinara sauce is 22% higher.
  • Refried beans contain 12 times more sodium than marinara sauce. While refried beans contain 370mg of sodium, marinara sauce contains only 30mg.

Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Refried beans vs Marinara sauce infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.4%
Contains more IronIron +84.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +190%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +427.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg
~equal in Potassium ~319mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +967.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +561.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Refried beans Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Histidine 153mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 3.917mg 22%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 2.4mg 15%
Sodium 370mg 30mg 15%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 13.9µg 10%
Selenium 5.8µg 1.1µg 9%
Phosphorus 92mg 34mg 8%
Iron 1.44mg 0.78mg 8%
Fiber 3.7g 1.8g 8%
Protein 4.98g 1.41g 7%
Manganese 0.289mg 0.137mg 7%
Copper 0.129mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0.173mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.024mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.189mg 4%
Vitamin C 6mg 2mg 4%
Magnesium 35mg 18mg 4%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.2mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.631g 0.17g 2%
Carbs 13.55g 8.06g 2%
Calories 90kcal 51kcal 2%
Folate 11µg 13µg 1%
Choline 21.2mg 13.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.601g 0.377g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.079mg 0.061mg 1%
Fats 2.01g 1.48g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 9.85g 6.26g N/A
Calcium 29mg 27mg 0%
Potassium 319mg 319mg 0%
Sugar 0.54g 5.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.016g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.543g 0.508g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.438mg 0%
Lysine 0.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.2%
Contains more FatsFats +35.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.1%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
~equal in Other ~1.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +59.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.508g

People also compare

Refried beans
Refried beans vs Mung bean
Mung bean
Refried beans
Refried beans vs Lima beans
Lima beans
Refried beans
Refried beans vs Baked beans
Baked beans
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Hoisin sauce
Hoisin sauce
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Béchamel sauce
Béchamel sauce
Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce vs Hot sauce
Hot sauce

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients
  2. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.